How to Use melt in a Sentence
- The butter melted in the frying pan.
- She melted butter in the frying pan.
- The snow is finally melting.
- She melted at his kindly words.
- Her heart melted with compassion.
- Their determination melted in the face of opposition.
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The cheese will melt on the pork.
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Linda Gassenheimer,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Things don't melt out of glass.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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The pros use steam to melt ice dams.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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But don't use an open flame to melt ice on your home.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Allow the ice to melt on its own.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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The taint of it all has melted away.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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His first melted at his lake house.
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Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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The chocolates should melt in no time.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a small saucepan, melt butter.
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Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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What snow is out there will begin to melt!
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Mary Ours,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Again, the whole bite melted on my tongue.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips.
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Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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The shield was designed to melt away, not pop off in chunks.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bake again for 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
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Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This will allow some of the snow and ice on the ground to melt.
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Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a small pan or pot, melt the ghee over medium heat and add the cumin seeds.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stir in cheese and lemon juice until cheese is melted.
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Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Something to pick up when the ice melted.
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Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The horror of my first birth melted away.
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Sarah Hoover,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some of their peaks are still capped in snow, though most of it has melted by now.
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Paola Miglio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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This includes melted snow and ice near doors.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Patty melt with fries and a salad?
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Add butter to skillet and let melt.
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Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The big melt will come next week.
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Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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When the snow melts, the rivers come alive.
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Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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That heats the rock, which melts and breaks apart.
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CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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That heats the rock, which melts and breaks apart.
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ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Glacier melt on Stubai Glacier.
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Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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Have the shovels and ice melt ready.
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Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Have the shovels and ice melt ready.
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Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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What happens when the ice melts?
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Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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The melt of his eyes, the swivel of his hip.
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Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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With each bite, a fluffy sweetness melts in your mouth.
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Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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While the cheese melts, toast the buns, cut sides down, on the grill grates.
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Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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These can be messy to clean up after the ice and snow melt.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shape also tends to slow the rate at which the ice melts.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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As the ground warms, ice in the permafrost melts, and the soil thaws.
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Alessio Perrone,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2023
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The edges were golden and crisp, the flesh melt-in-your-mouth soft.
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Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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But that could change as the Arctic ice melts.
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Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The whole thing crunches, melts, zings and primes the taste buds for more.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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In the same pan melt butter over medium heat.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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The lamb is super tender and melts apart in your mouth.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lamb is super tender and melts apart in your mouth.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Cook and stir over low until butter melts.
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Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ready to eat tuna melts and listen to loon calls by the fire?
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Pick up a few wax melts to round out this cozy Christmas gift.
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Megan Boettcher,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Dec. 2023
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Place candy melts in a small microwave-safe bowl.
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Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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And then those drifts will hydrate soil during the spring melt.
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Benjamin Vogt,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Oct. 2023
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The sooner a treat melts in your mouth, the better.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a medium saucepan melt butter; add milk.
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Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
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Once the butter melts, add mushrooms and a small pinch of salt.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Serve chilled and don't let the frosting melt in the sunshine.
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Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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For béchamel sauce, in a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
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